Preliminary studies of the future tram line “Channel” are visible from a few days in town: officials in yellow reflective vest covered the routes of cars to see traffic flows.
If you traveled in the city center these days, you do not miss them: posted along major axes, dressed in yellow vests, a strange interim army performs a counting operation. Counting ground-based instruments and cameras placed on red lights at some intersections complete the system. This will determine where do and where to direct the cars on the main road between the Grand to determine what is the best path for the future tramway Canal, called to enter into Service in 2019.
“AA BD 564 … 298 …” In his Dictaphone, the agent records the first five characters of car license plates. Organized in trio, each agent handles a file, Boulevard of the mouthpiece, at the bridge. A hundred meters away, Boulevard des, a new trio recorded the plates. The operation also performed Boulevard Marquette, will post recordings of counting, to know precisely the path of each car.
Where will the tram “Channel”? This is the question that will have to meet officials SMTC and Toulouse. First, what side of the canal? The two tram routes will they be on the same side? How very crossing used by he will build a special car design with reflective tape? What impact the route he will have on traffic?